November 16, 2022--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC, a subsidiary of <a href='https://www.shell.com/' target='_blank'>Shell plc</a> (<a href='https://www.nyse.com/quote/XNYS:SHEL' target='_blank'>NYSE:SHEL</a>) (London, England), has started operations at its polyethylene complex in Monaca, Pennsylvania, the company said Tuesday. Shell touted the $6 billion facility as the first major polyethylene complex in the Northeastern U.S., with a capacity of 1.6 million metric tons per year. The facility is expected to ramp up to full production by the second half of 2023.